OFFICIAL [May 15, 2020] Skjaldborg 2020 Spring Stellaris Campaign (Discord)

Hello folks! Federations is upon us!


Read the Dev Diaries for details on the upcoming update here:
https://stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Developer_diaries​

With the arrival of this new and expansive update, we will be launching another Stellaris campaign for our group! Be sure to get your game up to date so you can take part. Be aware that we have a repository for members to post their favorite faction here. If you want to include your faction in the campaign, but can't make it for the start of the campaign, be sure to let us know and post your faction using the above mentioned link.

Scheduling

• This one is just a one off. We're going to run it Friday, May 15th, 2020 starting at 7:00 PM EST. First night will be mostly loading everyone in, and starting the first little build up.
• We'll basically play for the weekend-ish, may continue further if need be.

Game Settings

• No Advanced AI starts.
• Max number of fallen empires.
• Max number of primitives
• Crisis Strength = 1x
• Habitable Worlds = 0.5x (lowered to speed up campaign)
• AI Aggressiveness = Normal
• Difficulty = Normal
• Start with basic hyperspace tech
• Empire Placement = Random (gives most room for player expansion).
• Advanced Neighbors = Off
• Elliptical map with size depending on number of players (roughly 1:2, Player vs. AI).

House Rules(Open to discussion on some changes)

• Default game-speed = Fast (or Normal for first 10 minutes of gameplay)
• Game times will begin promptly. Players may join at any time.
• Minimum number of players required for valid session and ends when online player count drops below threshold (currently 4).
• No reloads (unless savefile gets corrupted).
• Game pausing only for bio/food breaks (duration must be specified).
• Player Protections:
  • You may not claim offline player systems unless it is to reclaim captured populations from your empire.
  • You may not "liberate" offline player factions.
  • You may vassalize any player factions, but you cannot eliminate another player's empire. Vassalized players reserve the right to retain their three starting systems as well as any adjacent systems.
  • Particularly aggressive/hostile factions (ex. Devouring Swarms) are excluded from ALL player protections. You have been warned.
• Don't be a dick.

Victory Conditions

• Unite, vassalize, or make tributes of all factions (except Fallen Empires) under one Alliance.

Mods*

• Quality > Quantity
• Intended to augment vanilla experience, NOT change it (most give more cosmetic options or minor tweaks to vanilla features).
• List can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=685614600
• List will be reviewed and updated after Megacorp update, but before campaign begins. Outdated mods will be removed.

*NOTE: Subject to change. Suggestions are welcome.

If you want to include your custom empire in the campaign, it is RECOMMENDED that you post your faction at the link provided below:
Click here to post your current faction stats!​

We need a headcount so be sure to post your interest, availability, and questions below!​

 

I'm in. Don't matter if you are good at this game. The game is free this weekend and there is fun in creating a mafia empire of sentient space mushrooms that want to smuggle their "mushroom wine" to every corner of the galaxy.

 

Well, we'll all be in voicechat during the game, and generally we'll slow to Normal for the start of a conflict. We want to keep the pace pretty high so we can finish the game. Don't expect us to finish this on one go though.